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Recognised as Colour

#952F42

  • #952F42
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#952F42 is a red with RGB values 149, 47, 66 and HSL 349°, 52%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#952F42#952F42
HEX#952F42
RGBrgb(149, 47, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.1843, 0.2588
RGB percentages58.4%, 18.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(348.8, 52%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 68.5%, 58.4%)
CMYK0%, 68.5%, 55.7%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,776,962
CSS custom property--colour: #952F42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#6AD0BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484742no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#625C3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A31B37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19Indian red · ΔE 20.2Pale violetred · ΔE 27.8Maroon · ΔE 27.8Firebrick · ΔE 28.1Sienna · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F9582
Analogous#952F75, #954F2F
Triadic#42952F, #2F4295
Split complementary#2F954F, #2F7595
Tetradic#75952F, #2F9582, #4F2F95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5ABB6
Lighter +30%#D88594
Lighter +20%#CC5E72
Lighter +10%#BC3B53
Darker −10%#6E2331
Darker −20%#471720
Darker −30%#210A0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AE1733
Less saturated −25%#7D4851

Channel breakdown

R149
G47
B66
Red149 (58.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue348.82°
Saturation (HSL)52.04%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 95 · G 2F · B 42

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